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TillamookThu, 01 Dec 2016 20:55:20 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1Top 5 Cookbooks for Kidshttps://www.tillamook.com/community/blog/top-5-cookbooks-for-kids/
https://www.tillamook.com/community/blog/top-5-cookbooks-for-kids/#commentsWed, 06 Nov 2013 19:15:52 +0000http://www.tillamook.com/community/blog/?p=14349Looking back on my childhood, I wish I had spent more time in the kitchen. I always enjoyed the fruits of my parents’ mealtime labors (whether it was my Dad’s famous steamed mussels or my Mother’s lemon chicken) but I didn’t take the time to stand by their sides and learn their tricks for myself. […]

]]>Looking back on my childhood, I wish I had spent more time in the kitchen. I always enjoyed the fruits of my parents’ mealtime labors (whether it was my Dad’s famous steamed mussels or my Mother’s lemon chicken) but I didn’t take the time to stand by their sides and learn their tricks for myself. I do remember my mother used a very special Peter Rabbit cookbook once to convince me to get in the kitchen…I made an orange-glazed carrot dish and felt overflowingly proud of myself.

To create more of those overflowingly proud moments for all our kids and inspire them to take those first steps into the kitchen, here are our top 5 cookbooks for kids to get them by our side, enjoying diverse foods, and cultivating a lifetime love of cooking:

The River Cottage Family CookbookThe Best Part: This is the cookbook I needed when I was young (heck, I need it now!) because it explains the “why” of cooking. Why use that kind of flour in that kind of bread? Why are there so many different shapes of pasta? Why will using seasonal vegetables get your kids to eat more veggies?

Children’s Quick and Easy CookbookThe Best Part: These recipes start with a basic step (buttering a bagel, popping popcorn, etc.) and then let kids choose-their-own adventure with variations of toppings, spices, etc. giving them a lot of control over their own creations. This approach can also be a great first step to kids cooking, by bringing options to the dinner table where each member of the family can then build their own meal (think tacos, pizzas, triple-decker sandwiches, etc.) right there at the table.

And a few Runners-Up Kids Cookbooks for those little ones with special interests